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Human rights advocates to join to defense of warned off Russian athletes

The Presidential Council for Human Rights will discuss proposals on the protection of Russian athletes suspended from international sports competitions.

17:21 11.12.2019

Rebuttal of Rodchenkov’s testimony against Russian athletes sent to WADA - investigators

Russian investigators have forwarded to WADA evidence rebutting testimony of its informant Grigory Rodchenkov, who claimed that doping tests of Russian athletes were destructed and substituted.

10:54 11.05.2018

Russian biathletes accuse Rodchenkov of libel, call him “career criminal”

The Supreme Court of New York has registered a libel lawsuit filed by Russian biathletes Olga Zaytseva, Yana Romanova and Olga Vilukhina against former Director of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory and WADA informant Grigory Rodchenkov.

15:59 21.02.2018

WADA informant Rodchenkov suspected of tampering Russian athletes’ doping tests

Ex-Director of the WADA-accredited Moscow Laboratory Grigory Rodchenkov is suspected of falsification of Russian athletes’ doping test results via remote access to a database.

11:29 28.11.2017

Russian investigators offer WADA cooperation in doping scandal case

An offer for cooperation in a criminal case on abuse of power and destruction of doping test results by the Moscow anti-doping laboratory’s ex-chief Gregory Rodchenkov has been forwarded to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

18:10 13.11.2017

Russian investigators to seek extradition of WADA informant Rodchenkov from U.S.

Russian investigators will seek extradition of ex-Director of the WADA-accredited Moscow Laboratory Grigory Rodchenkov, charged with abuse of office, from the United States.

10:55 08.11.2017

WADA informant arrested in absentia by Russian court

An arrest warrant has been issued for former Director of the WADA-accredited Moscow Laboratory Gregory Rodchenkov in absentia.

11:29 28.09.2017

Russian court overturns ruling regarding seizure of WADA informant’s property

The Moscow City Court has overturned the ruling of a lower court ordering the seizure of property belonging to Moscow's anti-doping laboratory’s ex-head Gregory Rodchenkov, who is involved in a criminal case over abuse of office.

17:23 29.03.2017

Russian athletes Belov and Legkov file claim with CAS over suspension

The Russian cross-country skiers Alexander Legkov and Evgeny Belov, suspended from sports competitions on doping allegations, have turned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) seeking to reverse the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) decision.

18:09 03.02.2017

WADA informant Rodchenkov’s property seized again

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has again ordered the seizure of a double-stored house owned by Moscow's anti-doping laboratory’s ex-head Gregory Rodchenkov, who is involved in a criminal case over abuse of office.

16:10 23.01.2017

WADA publishes second part of McLaren Report on doping in Russia

Russian athletes taking part in winter and summer Olympics as well as sports officials, primarily from the Ministry of Sport and Russian Anti-doping Agency (RUSADA), were involved in manipulations with doping controls.

17:39 09.12.2016

Russian parliament’s upper house intends to criminalize doping

The Federation Council of Russia, the parliament’s upper house, has proposed to make doping a crime with regard to couches, doctors in sports medicine, and sellers of prohibited substances, punishable by imprisonment for up to five years or fines amounting to up to 500 thousand rubles ($7,500).

16:33 16.05.2016

Russian prosecutors decide not to launch criminal case after doping report

The General Prosecutor’s Office has carefully studied a report made by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regarding doping situation in Russia and decided not to launch any criminal cases.

10:42 08.04.2016

Putin urges to update Russian anti-doping regulations

Russian President Vladimir Putin during the meeting with Cabinet members on Wednesday called for modernization of anti-doping legislation.

18:19 16.03.2016

Russian anti-doping agency non-compliant with WADA standards - organization

A board of founders of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) approved a ruling declaring that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is not compliant with the Code of the organization.

10:25 19.11.2015

Head of anti-doping lab in Switzerland claims he received threats from Russia

Marsial Sogi, the head of an anti-doping laboratory in Lausanne, implicated in the scandal with the destruction of the doping tests of Russian athletes, claimed that in 2009 he received threats from Russia.

11:40 12.11.2015